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Midwayusa Foundation Donates “Nearly-Perfect” Rifle Battery To Non-Profits Partnering With The Scholastic Shooting Trust

Winchester Model 70 Super Grade Rifle

MidwayUSA Foundation

Columbia, MO –-(Ammoland.com)- The MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. is making a special limited offer to any not-for-profit group that wants to participate in the Scholastic Shooting Trust endowment for high school and college shooting teams.

In cooperation with Winchester, the Foundation is offering The “Nearly-Perfect” Rifle Battery – a matched set of four Winchester Model 70 Super Grade rifles in calibers ranging from varmint to dangerous game and limited to 100 sets.

The MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. will donate these sets to not-for-profit groups to be raffled and the proceeds used for their local youth shooting programs and their local high school or college shooting team Scholastic Shooting Trust endowment.

The MidwayUSA Foundation works with shooting teams, conservation groups and the shooting industry to raise funds in support of high school and collegiate shooting programs. Each donation brings SST another step closer to achieving sustainable support for youth shooting programs.

For more information regarding this offer please contact Dick Leeper, Executive Director, MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. at dleeper@midwayusafoundation.org

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School Shooting Teams Double Up on Donations
Potterfield Family Announces Matching Gifts.

Scholastic Shooting Trust

Columbia, MO - -(AmmoLand.com)- Competitive school shooting teams received a huge boost of support today when Larry and Brenda Potterfield announced they would match the first $1 Million in donations to school teams through the Scholastic Shooting Trust.

Any school receiving a donation in the Scholastic Shooting Trust Fund will have it matched dollar for dollar by the Potterfield family until the $1 Million goal is reached.

The Scholastic Shooting Trust has already provided grants to 26 teams this year and the number of teams receiving grants has the potential to increase substantially with this announcement.

“We want to support these teams and see the sport become stronger and competitive. This is just our way of helping to change the future of shooting sports.” Said Larry Potterfield, President of MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc.

About:
The Scholastic Shooting Trust was formed to provide funding for shooting sports education in traditional public and private high schools, colleges and universities, so that participating students can improve their confidence, discipline and leadership skills. Alumni, families, the community, and other interested individuals and organizations, fund the grants through donations to the Scholastic Shooting Trust so that youths have a better opportunity to compete in the shooting sports. The Trust (www.scholasticshootingtrust.org) is a mission of the MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. started by Larry and Brenda Potterfield in 2007 to support education in shooting sports, hunting, firearms safety and outdoor skills.

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